You could be this….cool! heh heh heh, get it? cool? cold. ah, nevermind. Wanna get a little crazy? January 26th, 2013 is the Lakeview Polar Bear Club’s 12th annual Polar Plunge! This is a great fundraising event benefitting local families in need. Anna C. (above right) participated last year and had this to say about it: “The polar plunge was a really awesome experience and I’m excited to do it again! You definitely have to psych yourself up for the … →

Since this is likely going to be one of the last “nice” days before we hit full-bore winter…. WOD: 5k time trial Do not skip this WOD just because it’s a long run. In 4 months, we’ll come back to this and we’ll be able to see how much our endurance has improved via strength training and metcons. Here are some pacing strategies for tackling this 5k: Regardless of your experience and conditioning, there is a .1 km … →

ZOMBIE WOD: For this WOD there will be two groups, the living and the undead. If you are alive you will start the workout with the first group. If you are a zombie you will start the WOD exactly 3 minutes after the living people and try to catch them. *If you are a zombie you must catch at least one person. If you fail to catch somebody you must do a penalty of 25 burpees after the WOD. **If … →

Just because. Don’t forget about tomorrow’s Halloween Costume WOD at 10 am. Costumes are mandatory! Feel free to bring some pumpkin ales, ciders, spiked hot chocolate or whatever for enjoyment afterward! WOD: 10-8-6-4-2 200m run after each round Post time and weights to comments. Does someone want to volunteer to make this (copy and paste this link -> http://i.imgur.com/BggJU.jpg the website is being dumb) for the Grand Opening event next weekend? Thank you, Justin K., for this gem. Happy Friday!!!

Uh oh, D St. CrossFitters….what is this I see? An On-Ramp class of….EIGHT?!?! You have been OUT DONE. Last week’s two classes of seven means NOTHING now. Time to rally the troops…. WOD: 5 rounds Post rounds and weights to comments. Reading: This blog post has been making the rounds the past couple of days and since most of us are fairly new at CrossFit or are still going through On-Ramp, The Ten Things That Happen When You Begin CrossFit will … →

Congrats to Tim S. (on the right) for getting his first muscle-up last night! And that was AFTER the wall walks and HSPUs! If you ever hit an achievement for the first time, e.g. pull-up, muscle-up, HSPU, pistol, etc, let me know so we can get you the recognition you deserve. Be proud of the progress you make. WOD: 5 RM back squat Compare to Thursday 9/6/2012. Post weight to comments. Reading: The Squat, an article by … →

Congrats to all of our athletes who participated in Barbells for Boobs over the weekend at CrossFit Chicago! And it was great seeing the rest of you who could make it out to Roots Pizza on Saturday at the after-party! WOD: 400m run 10 snatches (115/85) 200m run 20 wall balls (20/14) 100m run 30 pull-ups 100m run 20 wall balls (20/14) 200m run 10 snatches (115/85) 400m run Post time to comments.